Illusion quilts

Are you ready to incorporate a bit of magic into your next quilt? The Illusion Quilt Video Tutorial will show you a quick and easy technique for creating a shadow box quilt block that magically jumps right off the quilt. Jenny Doan shows us how to make the quick and easy Illusion Block Quilt using […]

Many optical illusion and 3D quilts can be designed with 60° triangles, which means you can use 60° triangle rulers! Also, if you're interested in triangle quilts you may also want to check out Desi

I've often admired quilters who create a series of works around a theme and I wanted to give it a try. The idea is to use regular quilt blocks - in this case the HRT (half-rectangle triangle) - to give an illusion of curves.* (My Harmony quilt design is another example.) My quilt Illusions is roughly 28" square. I used Painters Palette fabric in wasabi and black. (Wasabi is hard to photograph to get true color. The indoor photo shown below is closer to the real shade.) The quilting was done…

Optical illusion quilts give the illusion of shadows, movement, transparency, and/or three dimensions (3D quilts). We hope you enjoy these F...

Hexagon quilts are making a comeback, and we've seen some inspiring modern variations. Tumbling blocks are hexagon shapes made with three d...

Welcome to Part 3 of the Optical Illusion Quilt Along! I hope you are enjoying your fabric choices and feel confident in your cutting and sewing skills. Now I’m excited for you to start sewin…

Optical illusion quilts give the illusion of shadows, movement, transparency, and/or three dimensions (3D quilts). We hope you enjoy these F...

Echo quilting..Radiant pattern by Cozy via Craftsy